DIGIDEEP underwater photography & video forum | Unterwasserfotografie & Video Copyright (c) 2008 ExpressionEngine tag:digideep.com,2008:03:05 Full face Mask (AGA Setup) Question tag:digideep.com,2008:go/forums/viewthread/.7362 2008-03-02T16:22:40Z Andi Voeltz Has anybody already tried u/w-photography when
being behind a full face mask? I can imagine that is
difficult to get a decent look through the viewfinder.

Any tipps & tricks are appreciated, as I am
going to try it in the not so distant future.

]]> Best UW dive Mask for Photography tag:digideep.com,2006:go/forums/viewthread/.66 2006-12-04T01:00:52Z Giles It’s an item of equipment that can make or break your photographic abilities underwater by limiting or creating your vision whilst underwater. I have been through many masks over the 16 years I have been diving, most during the 11 years as a Dive Instructor as they broke quicker or simply got lost. I have been shooting UW photos for 7 years now and have tried out a few masks in that time. ALl were used here in the Cayman Islands and so I had good clear tropical waters with lots of Sun. I have to say that one of my favourites I don’t have anymore and can’t buy anywhere locally was a freediving mask with a mirrored lense.

I think we all know that we want to have as little space in the mask as possible, less air = less equalising, less change in focus, and you can get your eye as close as possible to the viewfinder of the camera. So we want a Low Profile Low Volume Mask.

Also .. A black skirt is essential to keep the light out. If the light comes from behind you and in the sides of your mask then you may getglare which makes it hard to see down the viewfinder or even an LCD screen.

Of course go for the normal qualities of Comfort and Fit. Going with a small mask can make the nose area or forehead area painfull for some people, so when you try it on .. see if it feel tight or if any hard areas may squeeze your nose of forehead. I always use a Slapstrap for comfort as my strap will always fit and it works with my longer hair well.

Although I suggested the polarised mirrored lense of the Freediving mask earlier I think that was a personal thing. And I must say in the past few years the two masks that have stood out are my two current masks which I look after .. or cling onto no matter how broken they seem ! These two masks are the Cressi Sub Horizon and the Oceanic Shadow. What are your choices for favourite dive photo mask ?

]]> Rebreather divers at Scapa Flow tag:digideep.com,2006:go/forums/viewthread/.6022 2006-11-22T19:15:53Z 2007-01-11T01:51:55Z Ding Sharky.jpg

This is a guy called sharky doing his Mod 3 on an Inspiration

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This is a guy called Jason with a modified KISS. He also builds his own rebreathers, he made one from a dyson carpet cleaner and called it Dyson with death.

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This is a guy called Bruce with a classic inspiration with vision elecs and a DT box

And last but not least the famous meeko on a classic inspiration

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These pics were taken at Scapa Flow last week at between 35 and 45m It was dull and rough on the surface

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